How Google Revamped Its Design Process to Build Better Products

The Verge examines what Google has done to improve its design, enhancing its web services and iPhone and Android apps.

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How Google Revamped Its Design Process to Build Better Products

This Verge-produced video dives into how Google transformed its internal design process to enhance product consistency, usability, and overall aesthetic across platforms. It covers:

  • The inception and growth of Google’s Material Design system, which unified visual language and interaction patterns for both Android and iOS.
  • Organizational changes like the formation of dedicated “design sprints” and cross-functional teams that brought design closer to engineering.
  • How Google’s focus shifted toward user-centric research, iterative prototyping, and data-informed design decisions—leading to more cohesive, intuitive products
How Google fixed its design process and started making beautiful apps


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